If you were intrigued with my sujuk recipe, but didn't know what to do with it, I will tell you my favourite way to use it.

Toshka is originally an Aleppian recipe. It is made with Arabic flat bread stuffed with kebab meat and de-salted white cheese. These loafs are then baked over the charcoal grill or on a flat griddle.

In Damascus, as with sujuk, we took the name and a broad outline of the dish and re-created it. Toshka in Damascus is a type of sandwiches made with sujuk meat and Kashkawan cheese (Kashkaval as it is more widely known) then grilled in a sandwich maker for the cheese to melt.

In my version of this recipe I use Pita bread. This is the only recipe that I think Pita bread works better than Arabic flat bread (khobez). If you don't have Kashkawan cheese (it is not always easy to find in London) you can use mild Gouda.

Hi, I just came across your blog because I was looking for a dish I ate while I was living in Syria. I was eating in a restaurant in Damascus near the Al-Hamidiyah Souq. The dish came in a deep bowl with a leg of lamb with what maybe was chickpeas and perhaps oats and once served they poured a little oil over top. I loved this dish so much but I can't seem to find it online do you have any idea what the name of it could be?

I don't know the resturant maybe I can find out from one of my boyfriend's team mates which place I was at. Eder plays for Al Jalaa and yes I'm familiar with Wahda one of Eder's old teammates went back to that team this past year but thanks for your help with the food lol sooner or later I will figure it out lol hopefully